P6 T2L7 Mentor Text

1. Which sentence in paragraph 2 gives us a hint that the writer was going to receive bad news?

2. Which phrase in paragraph 3 shows us that Doctor Ted pitied the writer and her family?

3. Which sentence in paragraph 5 tells us that the writer was faced with a dilemma?

4. Which phrase in paragraph 4 shows that the writer was nervous?

5. Find five vivid verbs in the passage that replace the word “said”.

6. Identify nine phrases from paragraphs 4 to 7 that describe the writer’s grief and devastation.

7. Using the information in paragraph 6, describe the writer’s dilemma in the table below.